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5.10
UltraCompare File/Folder comparison utility

New file compare features and folder compare features

The information on this page contains the latest changes to file compare mode, binary compare mode, and folder compare mode in UltraCompare Professional. This is a brief listing of new or enhanced features of the compare utility.

UltraCompare Lite users: These changes do not apply to UltraCompare Lite. See the difference between UltraCompare Professional and Lite.

Latest Maintenance Release
A maintenance release generally does not include new features, but enhancements and additions to existing features.


UltraCompare v5.10 changes 9/17/2007

Text Compare Enhancements

  • Compare text snippets - paste in text to a blank comparison window
    • Merge and Save your changes with the new Save As... dialog
    • Button to clear comparison panes (temp file is permanently deleted)
  • Enhanced difference summary dialog
    • Optionally pops up after each compare
    • Adds ability to save differences from dialog
    • File names now included in summary
  • New Save-As dialog
  • Merge multiple lines from one frame to multiple lines in another frame while in Line Mode Merge
  • Option to use character-to-character line comparison

Folder Compare Enhancements

  • Customize display of file timestamps and dates
  • Ignore file timestamp differences in folder compare
  • Option to "Rescan on refresh only" while in recursive folder compare
  • Option to remember and reset comparison column widths

Miscellaneous Enhancements

  • INI file support
  • Option to use registry for settings (instead of INI)
  • Prompt to update menus and toolbars following application update
  • Other performance improvements...

UltraCompare v5.00 changes 9/17/2007

Text Compare Enhancements

  • Efficiency (performance) enhancements
  • Column data/range comparison
    • Option to allow column range(s) to be compared
    • Option to allow column range(s) to be ignored
  • Goto line/column number - Go to the line/column number of the active frame
  • Quick difference check enhancements
  • Output/Print enhancements
    • Color printing
    • Font selection
    • Align column information
    • Format headers/footers
  • Display line number and column number in status bar

Folder Compare Enhancements

  • Efficiency (performance) enhancements
  • Allow comparison of FTP folder to local folder
  • Ignore user specified folders and file types
  • Compressed Java JAR support

UltraCompare v5.00b changes 9/6/2007

Text Compare Enhancements

  • Word wrap not displaying characters in some cases
  • Erroneous termination with 'Go to previous difference'
  • Multi-line copy paste
  • Correctly placing caret in additional frames
  • Vertical scroll synchronization
  • 'Unable to set clipboard data' when using 'Copy frame to clipboard'
  • Erroneous 'Save' message after a save has been committed
  • 'Ignore lines containing' not working with 'just differences'
  • Color highlighting and synchronization in text mode 'just differences'
  • File save when user does not update after file change detection
  • Corrected issue with displaying extended ASCII characters

Folder Compare Enhancements

  • Recursive Compare incorrect recognition of differences
  • Incorrectly deleting file with recursive compare and show sub directories when choosing delete file
  • 'Show File In Browser' not working from all columns
  • Merge issue in recursive compare
  • Directory merge now gives more information when copy fails
  • Directory merge prompt yes/no options fixed
  • Corrected error when merging in folder mode with recursive compare and show subfolders
  • In basic folder mode, corrected display of files as different when same
  • Corrected recursive compare with show subfolders content erroneous termination for large directory chains

Miscellaneous Enhancements

  • File time in header for printed documents
  • Using 'hot keys' in menu
  • Adding separator in Manage Toolbar dialog
  • Not being able to reopen toolbars after they are closed
  • Minor improvements
  • Corrected filter dialog not being displayed for foreign languages
  • Corrected merge toolbar dropdown not lining up correctly